| BMW K1300S |
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JULIAN'S REVIEW
One of the benefits of living on an Island back in England was the ability to jump on a ferry to cross the English Channel to France every few weekends. It opened up thousands of wonderful touring roads in foreign countries at the drop of a hat. I use to regularly take my Honda 1100 XXX Blackbird across and tour regions covering 400 miles a day with my wife on the back.
France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium - I have done them all two up following a map with only a city destination in mind and no where to stay, or following the World Superbikes or MotoGP around to European races.
So when BMW asked me to test their new Sport Tourer, the K1300S, those European trips came to mind, and I thought I should take up BMW’s offer and tackle a similar trip two-up here in the continental U.S.
We loaded our saddle bags and the wife jumped on the back and off we went down to Summit Point in Virginia for a 500 mile round trip.
BMW K1300S
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GINA'S REVIEW
It has been 5 years since I have been a pillion on the back of a powerful machine. There are many qualities of living in Europe that I miss and travelling on 2 wheels across open and truly spectacular country sides is definitely one of them. It was that one trip in Boston (sorry Massachusetts, but your drivers scare me) which ended my desires. It took a driver not looking in her rearview mirror combined with sand on the road that ended my days as a pillion. Although I had total confidence in the operator, it was the surrounding world that I lost faith in.
So, when I was told that I had the chance to renew my pillion category on none other than a BMW…I took the chance. I thought, yes, a nice steady cruise (that was challenged quickly), and a short journey to break me in (500 miles total) and well what woman does not want to be associated with a shiny, new BMW?
I have had the fortune of being on the back of a Honda 1100 XXX Blackbird, a Honda VFR800 Interceptor and a Ducati 999 (ok, only for 3 miles). I have also had the fortune of owning BMW’s as my own ultimate driving machine...
